" The Black Panther Swag"

In these two exclusive videos, Filmmaker Stanley Nelson breaks down how the Panthers’ style and “swag” were much more influential than society has given them credit for and the most surprising
thing he learned while making the film.
1966 and 2015, one and the same?

Forty-nine years ago, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale launched the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a militant response to an outbreak of police brutality against minorities in Oakland,
California. The group organized intense rallies, formed a unified front with all-black attire and a no-joke disposition, bombed the system and, as a result, opened up people’s eyes to the police
department's injustices. In the wake of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and the countless other unarmed black men who’ve died at the hands of police officers, America doesn’t seem much
different right now than it did in ’66.

That’s just one of the many sentiments viewers will have while watching The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution, the new documentary from acclaimed non-fiction filmmaker Stanley Nelson. The
film had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and a recent New York City screening at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s closing night event. Impressively comprehensive, The
Black Panthers details the group’s rise, prominence and lasting impact, including interviews with surviving Panthers and former cops, lawyers and journalists who crossed paths with them...